The last time she returned to Emperor Phoenix Palace, Yu Ai had also successfully broken through, her attainments in the Dao of illusions growing even deeper.
Following Gong Qi's trail, Yu Ai stated with certainty, "There are no traces of illusions nearby."
No aggression, no illusions... could it be that there was no sword soul here?
The Emperor Phoenix Sword, battle intent curling around it, was the first to reject Gong Qi's guess.
The Sky-Piercing Green Vine said leisurely, "There is an extremely powerful Sword Qi nearby."
"And haven't you noticed? Within a hundred-mile radius, there isn't a second trace of Sword Qi."
These sword souls were each more domineering than the last, wishing they could keep their eyes on one another at every moment and seize each other's territory.
If there was no second trace of Sword Qi within a hundred-mile radius, it meant that the sword soul at their current location was so powerful that it completely suppressed the surrounding sword souls.
After thinking it over, Gong Qi's expression became increasingly grave.
She probed step by step, carefully moving forward.
Yet the entire way was truly peaceful. She encountered not the slightest danger, and the hairs on Gong Qi's body began to stand on end.
This was far too strange!
After leaving the hundred-mile range, she sensed the aura of another sword soul.
Gong Qi actually felt a little warmly excited now.
That meant this sword soul's domain extended for a hundred miles. Once she went beyond that distance, she would have left its territory.
Gong Qi silently calculated the distance.
Thirty, twenty, ten... three, two, one!
Seeing that the final kilometer had ended, Gong Qi was just about to let out a breath when she suddenly discovered that she could not take the final step.
Gong Qi: